Re: draft-bourbaki-6man-classless-ipv6-00

[Nick Hilliard <[e-mail]>]

Tom Herbert wrote:
> Thanks for the draft. I think the case will be bolstered with some
> real examples as to how fixed /64 interface addressing has proven to
> be problematic. Using identifier/locator split in addresses as I
> mentioned is one example. I suspect there are more that could be
> documented.

Tom,

let's say your device is assigned a /64, e.g. either on a mobile network
or via PD.  Your device sits between upstream and downstream devices and
passes traffic between upstream and downstream.

Forcing /64 means that your device is limited to bridging mode, because
downstream devices would not be permitted to assign a netmask of longer
than /64.  This could seriously adversely impact on network connectivity
options for downstream devices.  E.g. multiple networks sitting on some
homenet.

Would this fall into the category of examples that you're talking about
here?

Nick